XDimensional Technologies Leadership

Lani Cathey, CEO

Lani Cathey is CEO of XDimensional Technologies and is responsible for the company’s overall strategy and operational execution. Lani Cathey brings 30+ years of experience scaling for transformative growth and profitability across startup, private high growth, to public corporations, including Genpact, Insurity, and IBM. Lani’s background includes roles as a Chief Revenue Officer, Business Executive, and Board Director. She is a nimble, versatile leader with a record of driving turnarounds and fast growth in the Insurance, Technology, and Healthcare sectors – with a strong experience leading successful consulting engagements for Fortune 100 and 500 companies. She is known for strategic thinking, building strong business relationships, focusing on results, and asking the right questions to do what is right, with passion and integrity. Lani’s degree is in Business Administration and Management from Montana State University.

Krista Weaver, President and Chief Operating Officer

Krista Weaver has a combined 25 years of software and services experience between her tenure at Accenture, followed by a career as Vice President of Customer Operations with Insurity. With Insurity, she held several leadership roles focused on project management, operations management, process improvement, customer success and finance. Her contribution to the growth and development at Insurity has led directly to her newly appointed role in 2021 as the Chief Operating Officer at XDimensional Technologies. Krista has a B.A. degree in Political Science from The Johns Hopkins University.

Ryan Bosworth, Chief Sales Officer

Ryan Bosworth is the Chief Sales Officer for XDimensional Technologies and is responsible for growing the company’s sales and account management functions. Ryan brings 20+ years of experience in customer-facing and revenue-driving roles and has consulted with organizations throughout the insurance distribution channel, including Carriers, MGA/Wholesalers, and Independent Agencies. His track record includes scaling sales teams and leading go-to-market strategies focused on the insurance vertical. Prior to XDTI, Ryan led various teams at Vertafore, most recently supporting their Carrier and MGA organizations. Ryan grew up in an insurance family, where he learned the importance of sales hustle and nurturing client relationships early on. He holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of San Diego.

Rodney Gist, Chief Product Officer

Rodney is the Chief Product Officer for XDimensional Technologies, responsible for the strategy and vision of the Nexsure Insurance Platform. Joining the company in 2000, Rodney has over 25 years in application development and project management within the insurance industry. Before XDimensional, Rodney worked for R5 Systems, leading system architecture, and web development teams. Rodney has in-depth experience in Microsoft.NET, ASP, XML, JSP, and relational databases developing enterprise-class software systems.

Mike Hollingsworth, Chief Technology Officer

Mike Hollingsworth is the Chief Technology Officer at XDimensional Technologies, overseeing the IT and Application Development organizations. Mike has over 30 years of broad technology experience, having held technology leadership roles in SaaS businesses over the last two decades. Hollingsworth’s business experience traverses many industries, including healthcare, insurance, financial services, construction, and facilities maintenance. Before joining XDTI, Hollingsworth was the Vice President, Technology for Greenville-based Gordian, a subsidiary of Fortive, where he led development for multiple SaaS software products, utilizing teams around the US, UK, Eastern Europe, and India. Before Gordian, Hollingsworth held leadership roles at several global companies, including SoftPro, Jaggaer, and M*Modal.

Beth Bartlick, Vice President, Marketing

Beth is the Vice President of Marketing for XDimensional Technologies. In this role, she oversees all areas of marketing and communications for the company. Beth brings over 25 years of marketing experience working with companies from small privately-owned businesses to global organizations across all areas of marketing, from strategy to execution. Most of Beth’s career has been spent in the insurance industry. Before joining XDimensional Technologies, Beth worked at several technology vendors, including Insurity, Oceanwide, Duck Creek Technologies, and service companies, including Activer Solutions, Xceedance, and Trumbull Services, a subsidiary of The Hartford. Beth’s entry into the insurance industry was with Travelers Specialty.

Tom O’Neil, Vice President, Solutions Consulting

Tom O’Neil is the Vice President of Solutions Consulting for XDimensional Technologies. Tom has thirty years of insurance and technology experience that spans multiple roles. Tom is focused on understanding our customers’ needs and delivering solutions that enhance user experience, increase efficiency, and optimize business results.

Tom was introduced to insurance through his family’s retail agency where he learned the fundamentals of the industry. Tom migrated to the carrier space where he led underwriting and customer service operations for a regional carrier and drove dialogue and knowledge sharing between the business and technology teams that resulted in effective collaboration and the delivery of enhanced solutions. From there Tom moved to the software and technology services sector where he has held a variety of roles that include account management, implementation services, and sales support. His most recent position prior to joining XDimensional was as Lead Business Architect for Duck Creek Technologies.

Carrie Kagan, Vice President, Customer Operations

Carrie leads the Customer Operations team for XDimensional Technologies. In that role, she is responsible for growing revenue and building long-term strategic relationships with our key customers. Carrie has close to 20 years of insurance and financial services technology experience, starting as a developer and working her way through various leadership roles in operations, finance, training, and project management disciplines over her career. Carrie has worked for leading companies like The Hartford, Wells Fargo, and MassMutual supporting their business needs and other top carriers like Caterpillar, Willis Towers Watson, and Starr Insurance with her tenure at Insurity. Carrie has a stellar reputation for collaborating toward practical approaches and bringing the right balance of people, process, and technology solutions to all interactions. Carrie has a B.A. degree in Accounting from Our Lady of the Elms College and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI and a certified Change Management Specialist (CMS) from MSI.

Krystin Turner, Vice President, Operations

Krystin is the Vice President of Operations and leads our conversion, support, and implementation teams. With over 20 years of experience in insurance IT services, Krystin has worked for both carriers and vendors alike, bringing a unique perspective to each implementation. Krystin is PMP certified and brings a decisive, results-oriented approach to managing large-scale projects and ongoing accounts. Krystin is accomplished in implementing IT platforms and third-party vendor solutions. Before joining XDTI, Krystin led the professional services organization for One Inc. Before that role, Krystin held leadership roles at carriers, including Hanover and Travelers Canada, and industry technology vendors Sapiens, OneShield, and Xceedance.

Riyad Mammadov, Vice President, Application Development

Riyad is the Vice President of Application Development for XDimensional Technologies. Riyad is an experienced IT executive who combines strategic leadership and hands-on management skills with a passion for technology. He has a proven track record of successful application projects delivery, from large-scale cloud-based systems to workflow-driven line of business apps. Before joining XDimensional, he was a VP of Applications Development at Carrington Mortgage Holdings, where he provided technology leadership in key strategic initiatives across Carrington’s 15 business units. Earlier in his career, Riyad was a Senior Software Architect at Experian Consumer Services. Riyad has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Azerbaijan Oil Academy and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics from Baku State University. In his spare time, he teaches online programming classes at the University of California.

Patrick L. Espeland, CPA, Vice President of Product Management

Patrick is the Vice President of Product Management for XDimensional Technologies. In this role, Patrick is responsible for managing our Product Management Team and working closely with our technology teams on the delivery of the overall product strategy. Joining XDimensional in 2005, Patrick is a CPA and has over 20 years of agency management system experience and over 25 years of experience in accounting, forensic accounting, and management. Before joining XDimensional, Patrick worked with AMS Services, Inc. and Pinnacle Consulting in the insurance space. Patrick graduated Cum Laude from Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) in Business Administration and Accounting and holds an MBA, Finance from Gonzaga University.

Jose Rivera, Director, Solution Consulting and Partnerships

Jose Rivera, CIC, ARM, AIS, is the Director, Solution Consulting and Partnerships for XDimensional Technologies. In this role, Jose assists agencies, MGAs/MGUs, and wholesalers by evaluating their business needs and aligning solutions that resolve complex business challenges, enable digital transformation, and expand automation across various operational areas. In addition, Jose manages XDTI’s Partner Program.

Before joining XDTI, Jose worked for Majesco and Vertafore as a Principal Business Solutions Consultant and Senior Solution Consultant, respectively. Jose is an insurance industry veteran with a career that spans over 35 years of working in agencies, carriers, and technology solution providers. In addition to servicing and producing, he’s managed agency systems, automation projects, training, and process improvement initiatives for regions of several large insurance brokers. Jose was Assistant Vice President, Manager of Agency Systems and Operations for Arthur J. Gallagher’s Midwest Region, and Vice President, Regional Director of Training & Senior Operations Manager for USI’s Southeast Region.

Jose is a licensed insurance agent in Florida and has earned Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), and Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) professional insurance designations. He is also a United States Army veteran.